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2" -week approved an executive "Township for development of borough in the east.' chairman, Pickering Borough accepted by Metro Toronto Council Metro Toronto council last ~~ Metro council approval "clears the way for the executive committee to negotiate with Pickering Township, Ajax, Pickering Village and the province on committee recommendation that negotiations start with the province and Pickering a new 70-square-mile borough. : Metro council endorsed the 'principle that the boundaires * of the new borough lie south of Highway 7, including Pickering Township, Ab Campbell, Metro called * the decision the most important one made this year by Metro council. Of Facts and Fantasy oy _A boy and his dog fill many pages in my book of memories. This is one of them, My son Bill was nine years old then--fair, blue-eyed and freckle-nosed. He'd wanted a dog for a long time, _and, afterwards, it seemed he must have taken his plea to The Higher Court. On arising one bright Saturday morning in late J uly, the dog was here, curled up in a patch of sunshine by the back door. I'm sure he'd spent all of his past life preparing, and looking for this particular family, so unobstrusively he inched his way into each of our hoatls except Bill. With boy and dog, it was instant ove. This dog was a package of mystery. We were never toknow where he came from, his age or ancestry. But, although we knew his heritage could encompass many breeds, we quickly decided that he'd inherited only the best of each one. He was small, short-haired, yellow 'with generous -markings of white; and, for his white-tipped tail, Bill named him Tip. a Although Midnight, the family feline, showed resentment of this intrusion, Tip, in turn, always behaved with dignified restraint. And openly conceded all seniority rights. It was only when the cat had fought his last fight and lost, that Tip roused and wordlessly proclaimed, 'The King is dead. Long live The King." From then on, visiting animals had to undergo strict scrutiny and, few could pass the crucial test. However, he never varied his attitude 'tword the family. And his; ! wasatruelove-pact, Till Death Do Us Part. In memory, I can still see a boy and his dog on a > hilltop, as from the garden I wave in answer to, "Hi, 'Mom$"' AB : ~ But their hill is gone -- claimed by a row of hand: some houses that obstruct my view of the setting sun. The boy too, is gone -- long since to become a man. And the little canine that shared our lives for 'thirteen summers, slipped quietly. away to find his place in the doggies heaven. Uxbridge Valley Jamboree ~~ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5th, 8:00 P.M. Country music at its best, featuring the CANADIAN SHOW, BAND, with many special guest stars. Advance tickets available from Carnies Superette or tickets may be purchased at the door at ~~ 7:30 p.m. evening of the show." ROXY THEATRE UXBRIDGE 852-6033 Thurs., Frl., Sat, Dec. 2-34 "RED SKY AT MORNING" -7:15, Richard Crenna, Desi Arnez Jr. (adult entertain. _ment). "HIRED HAND" 9:00, Peter Fonda, Warren 'Oates. Special Matinee Sat. 2 p.m. "GOOZILLA vs. KING KONG". ' Sun.; Dec. 5th, 8 p.m. Uxbridge Valley Jamboree. Coming Nert Weekend "GUNFIGHT" and "WILLIE WONKAR and the CHOCOLATE FACTORY", We will not be open Mon., thru Wed, in Dec. for some holidays and Christmas Shopping. | Greenwood TV SALES and SERVICE AN PORT PERRY WILL BE CLOSING ITS BRANCH STORE Any warranties or service on any of our electronic equipment, TV's, stereo, radios, tape recorders and decks, etc. should please call for any information 985- 7838 or 640-2440 in Stouffville and réverse charges. ; i i Co Y I ook PR suitable terms for a new. a ---------------------------- : ------ _ Nursing home _niversary. - p red boutinere Pickering Village and Ajax. The area includes more than 41,000 residents and 9,740 dwellings. The rest of the township would become part of -a neighboring township. Discussion on the executive committee recommendations lasted more than two hours before the vote was taken.' Métro council also . en- dorsed again the idea of extending the northerly boundary of Metro to annex 50 square miles of. York region ip the towns. of Markham arid Vaughan. comfort money Mrs. C.J. Williams, a director of the Municipal Welfare = Administration of the Ontario Department of Social and Family Services says that the $25 monthly comfort allowance provided ve '1A ij) i by municipalities to persons in nursing homes be used for personal comforts only. In a letter addressed to provincial welfare ad- ministrators -and municipal clerks, Mr. William says that the money is not to be used to off-set the municipalities' 50 percent share of prescription drug costs in nursing homes. This practice, said Mr, Williams would produce inequities, = since those persons with 'higher drug costs 'would. * have correspondingly less com- fort allowance for personal needs. : The letter said the directive came from a speech made in the Ontario Legislature by Minister of Social and Family Services Thomas Wells, on July 27, 1971. Mr, Wells states clearly in this address that the comfort allowance and the drug costs should be considered as entirely separate items, PORT PERRY UCW The November meeting of Unit Seven of the United Church Women was held on Wednesday evening at the home of Marion Johnston. There were 16 members present. The leader, Jane Litt, opened with a reading from the Book of Psalms. During the business period reports were heard from Lois Smith on the Bazaar and Elizabeth Fulford on the movie which had been shown Celebrate 25th Anniversary On Sunday, November 21st, Mr. and Mrs. Don --Beacock- of Seagrave, opened their home to almost twenty-five members of their immediate family in honour of Mrs. Beacock's parents, Mr. bank, silver wedding an- Also assisting Mr. and Mrs. Beacock were Mr. and Mrs. John Foster also of Seagrave. Befoge dinner, a lovely corsage of white and yellow roses was presented to the bride of 25 years ago and a to her husband. Corsages and boutinere were also given to the parents of the 'bride and groom', Mr. and Mrs. Russell Rodd and Mrs. Milton Stone. Following - a delicious buffet dinner of turkey and ham everyone retired to the living room where, Mr. Vern Perigoe, acting as Master of Ceremonies for the occasion extended wishes of many more years of happiness to the honoured couple. Mr. Kenneth Rodd thanked Mr. Perioge and guests for their kind wishes and also ex- tended a 'thank - you" on behalf of his wive and himself, to his family, Marilyn, Shirley, Keith, their husbands and Miss Connie Hill for making their 25th anniversary such a joyous occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Rodd were then presented with many lovely gifts among these a' wristwatch and a family birthstone ring from their children. : ' Following the opening of gifts everyone enjoyed an evening of wine, cheese and good times. : Guests were present from Brooklin, Uxbridge, Prince Albert and Greenbank, 'in _ October. and Mrs. _Kenneth-Rodd's- of Green- Isobel Lee recorded 28 Hospital calls and 25 Home calls which had been made by members in the past two months. A card was signed by those present to be sent to Edna Anderson who is ill in the hospital and was sorely missed at the meeting. Members are asked to remember to bring their "Bonnets" to the Christmas meeting which will be held on December 8th at the home of Margaret Brignall. The program was taken from the Study Book '"'All "This and Christian, Too" and was based on the Chapter "So Why be a Christian." This. was introduced and later summed up by Lois Taylor. Sections on Human Nature and Hope were taken by Elizabeth Fulford and a section on Grace taken by Verna Smith. A worship period and discussion followed. Lunch and a social hour were enjoyed and brought the evening to a close. yas ALY glen IE aa « pred Ey, IVE PRL PL IE a BARMAN © Na AE SY PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Dec 1,1971 ~ 11 "this Nursing Home News "'Operation Charlie Brown" work continues rather slowly on our Christmas float. Much work has yet to be done before December 11th, the date of year's parade. Assistance was provided on this. project by the lady volunteers under . Mrs. DeYoung and' Mrs: Wan- namaker, ' This help is greatly appreciated by the residents and staff at the home. , Music Week was celebrated with a social evening at the home on Wednesday. Mrs. Taylor; Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Wallace brought their pupils along and the residents were treated to a wide variety of entertainment, The students' and parents served a delicious tea following the concert. Miss Richardson a senior physistherapist on the staff of the O.H.S.C visited us last Thursday. She was quite pleased with the progress of the patients and has promised to have a Physistherapist visit Port: Perry on a weekly basis to help out on this important work. We hope it will be soon, : : New Residents. We welcome Mrs. Tyler Jackson of Prince Albert and Miss Ethel Wren of Uxbridge. These ladies were tran- sferred from the Port Perry and Uxbridge hospitals respectively. Leaving the 'Home during the week were Mr. Mickey -Lutsky who returned to Toronto; Mrs. Elsie Baxter who returned to her home in Port Perry and Mr. John Gray who was transferred to Hillsdale Manor in Oshawa, Miss Dorothy Melville returned to Uxbridge Cottage. Hospital on Tuesday. She is due to undergo a further operation this morning and we wish her the best of luck for its success. The following residents enjoyed short visits with relatives and friends during the week. Les Graham; Ed Lovelock; James Thom; John Doupe; Fred Duffield; John Kelly; Mrs. Hope; Miss Melville; Mrs. 'Byers and Mrs. Letcher. Mr. © John Doupe celebrated his birthday Saturday with his family. Many happy returns John. The lady residents of the home are deeply grateful to the Friendship Club of Nestleton for the gift of a Hair Dryer last week. This is indeed a very useful gift. JF CARPENTRY Check The Label On Your Paper MANCHESTER, ONT. 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